Election Name: | 1781 Virginia gubernatorial election |
Country: | Virginia |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1781 Virginia gubernatorial special election |
Previous Year: | 1781 (Special) |
Next Election: | 1782 Virginia gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1782 |
Election Date: | 30 November 1781 |
Nominee1: | Benjamin Harrison V |
Popular Vote1: | 100 |
Percentage1: | 100.00% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Thomas Nelson Jr. |
After Election: | Benjamin Harrison V |
The 1781 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on 30 November 1781 in the U.S state of Virginia in order to elect the Governor of Virginia. Incumbent Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates Benjamin Harrison V won the election in the Virginia General Assembly as he ran unopposed.
On election day, 30 November 1781, Benjamin Harrison V easily won the election as he ran unopposed. Harrison was sworn in as the 5th Governor of Virginia on 1 December 1781.[1]